Day: July 21, 2018

Close morning qualifying at Lime Rock

Jens Jensen

The WeatherTech SportsCar Championship delivered an amazingly close qualifying, when the 18 cars were battling for the starting positions for today’s race at Lime Rock Park. Wright Motorsports #58 with Patrick Long took the honours in GTD, grabbing the first Pole Position for the team, and the first for Porsche in GTD in 2018. He and his co-driver Christina Nielsen have had a really bad year with accidents, collisions and other mechanical issues, so it was really nice for them to finally have a bit of success. 3GT Racing Lexus…

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Iconic sponsor pulls out of the sport

Jens Jensen

When the 2018 season is over, it will be a goodbye to a very iconic sponsor, who has not only been on race cars for the last nine seasons, but also been supporters for several race series. Tequila Patron has opted not to extend their sponsorship of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, where they have been title sponsor for the North American Endurance Cup, with Daytona 24 Hours, Sebring 12 Hours, Watkins Glen 6 Hours and Petit Le Mans 10 Hours. They will also end their collaboration with Extreme Speed Motorsports,…

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Exciting ELMS quali in Austria – updated

Jens Jensen

The qualifying for the 4 hours at the Red Bull Ring was held on a bone-dry track, after it was raining in the early Saturday practice. The GTE cars were first on track for their 10 minutes of qualifying, and Track limits quickly became the theme, with Spirit of Race Ferrari #55, and Proton Competition Porsche #77, and #88 being amongst those losing a lap or more. The teams really put the hammer down, and everything was decided in tenth, like we are used to see in the GTE category.…

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